This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard
Paperback published by Walker Books 3rd April 2025
ISBN 9781529525366
When Stardom calls, can love survive? Everyone wants a piece of the Drew Schafer, the talented and troubled lead singer of the up-and-coming band The Kerbs. Only his girlfriend Ruby knows the real Drew the gentle, vulnerable boy beneath the stardust. But no one else even knows that Ruby exists. Told over three music festivals, this searing new novel from bestselling prize winner Sarah Barnard charts the highs and heartbreak of what it means for a dream to come true.
MY REVIEW
What a beautiful cover!
What I read over Easter!
Although, This Song is About Us, is for 14-year olds, and up, with me always being a boy-band-lover I absolutely loved the theme, every single character, and chapter. I now know why this book was called This Song is about Us. All teenagers will enjoy reading about the good-looking, gentle, kind, Drew, who plays guitar, in a boy-band, The Kerbs. He’s even good at writing lyrics for his band. They are set to be the next big famous boy-band. And all teenagers that go to music festivals will warm to this new exciting story of stardom, being recognised out and about. Drew Schafer, is in love, he has a girlfriend, Ruby, who takes pictures of the boy-band and promotes them free, online, she is his rock. They can be seen out and about the festival hand-in-hand. There’s just one problem, it’s Ruby’s decision to keep Drew’s relationship with her a secret away from fame, away from fans. Normally it’s the boy-bands, managers that decide to keep their relationships away from fans. But oh my goodness! If there’s one book, that all 14-year-olds, and adults should read, it has to be without hesitation, the flair of difference, page-turning, This Song is About Us.
About author Sara Barnard
Sara lives in Brighton and does all her best writing on trains. She loves books, book people and book things. She has been writing ever since she was too small to reach the “on” switch on the family Amstrad computer. She gets her love of words from her dad, who made sure she always had books to read and introduced her to the wonders of secondhand book shops at a young age.
Sara is trying to visit every country in Europe, and has managed to reach 13 with her best friend. She has also lived in Canada and worked in India.
Sara is inspired by what-ifs and people. She thinks sad books are good for the soul and happy books lift the heart. She hopes to write lots of books that do both. https://www.instagram.com/saramegan87
